The role of flexible display in display industry has evolved so as to meet the requirements of consumers and more advanced chip designs and packaging technologies. The technological innovations, research, and the fabrication processes of the materials and displays, altogether, have propelledthe display industry to greater heights. As the consumers demand for more functionality in lighter and user-friendly devices, more and more innovative displays are being discovered and designed.

The research published on flexible display covers the significantgame-changing materials, components, technologies like LCD, LED, OLED, TFT, flexible, transparent, or 3D. There are several importanttrends which have been driving the technological innovations in the display industry since its early days which, directly or indirectly, are driving the market, currently. These trends include image quality, screen size, portability, power savings, interconnectivity, and user-friendliness. While these trends still remain as strong undercurrents, new drivers are being introduced which will play more prominent role in shaping the flexible display industry.

The study also talks about the different applications like smart phones, tablets, POP/ESL, laptops, and wearable. The technological segmentation that is described in the study includes LCD displays, LED displays, OLED displays andliquid crystals on silicon displays(LCoS).

Lastly, the research study is segmented on the basis of geography in that is; North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Rest of the World (ROW).

Apart from the market segmentation, analysisand the respective data, the report also includes qualitative analysis of various market dynamics such as,drivers, restraints, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives. The report includes profiles of prominentmarket players in the flexible display segment and display manufacturers with their respective company market share analysis.

The flexible display report, a culmination of extensive primary and secondary research, provides the current size of the global market in terms of revenue; and forecasts the same forthe duration from 2014 to 2020. The report analyzes the global market and presents detailed insights on the market by material, technology, component, application, and geography. Besides, a detailed analysis of the drivers, restraints, and opportunities of the market isalso presented.

The key trends which have emerged in the flexible display market are; the increasing popularity of consumer electronics displays products like TVs, laptops, smartphones, tablets and the likes; technological innovations within the materials, for the introduction of different display products that exhibit the flexibility, fold-ability, and roll-abilityproperties. One of the factors has adversely affected the growth of the materials market are the difficulties facedin the manufacturing and fabrication process of the flexible display technology. The market is growing, globally; this increasing thrust on the flexible display presents vast opportunities for players across the value chain. The market has been segmented as discussed below:

Market by technology – The market by technology includes OLED, LCD, LED-LCD, OLED, LCoS, and the likes. The OLED materials market is expected to grow atthe highest CAGR from 2014 to 2020.

Market by material – The materials used in the fabrication of flexible displays are glass, glass reinforced plastic, polymer and other materials.

Market by application – The application market is segmented into application of materials in smart phones, tablets, laptops, POP/ESL, wearable displays and others.

Market by geography – The report discusses the display materials market under four geographical heads; namely North America, Europe, APAC, and ROW.

Flexible Display Market Value, 2013 - 2020 ($ Million)

Source: MarketsandMarkets Analysis

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